to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
calming down; quieting down
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
government sources; official quarters
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
one day; (on) a certain day
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
front company (for an organized crime operation)
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
birds of a feather flock together
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to beat to death; to kill
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)